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AASHE 2006: The Role of Higher Education in Creating a Sustainable World

October 4-6 (Wed-Fri) - Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

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Program

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education is pleased to invite you to its inaugural conference: AASHE 2006: The Role of Higher Education in Creating a Sustainable World.

Audience

The conference welcomes individuals from every sector of higher education as well as interested businesses and NGO's. Participants will include administrators, faculty, students, sustainability professionals, facilities officers, operations staff, consultants, vendors, government, community leaders, and anyone concerned about the role of higher education in creating a sustainable world. Over 500 attendees are expected.

Conference Goals

  • Significantly advance sustainability in higher education, with an emphasis on “next steps” and beyond the low-hanging fruit.
  • Highlight the social dimension of sustainability and the need to consider all components of sustainability - not just the environment – in decision-making.
  • Provide for active exchange of ideas and knowledge through interactive forums, informal networking, and open discussion.
  • Foster cross-sector collaborations and build a learning community that includes all stakeholders.

Keynote Speakers

  • Ray Anderson - Chairman and founder of Interface, Inc.
  • Beverly Wright - founder of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice.
  • Hunter Lovins - President and founder of Natural Capitalism, Inc., and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute.
  • Bill McKibben - author and scholar whose books include The End of Nature and Hope, Human and Wild.

Special Features of the Conference

AASHE 2006 will have many special features and events, including the following:

  • Plenary sessions on food and dining issues, energy and global warming, and curriculum change.

  • Outcomes-oriented roundtables on developing a standard assessment system for campus sustainability, incorporating and measuring the social equity aspects of sustainability, and other issues of importance to the campus sustainability community.

  • An outdoor expo in conjunction with ASU Suppliers Showcase (which has adopted a sustainability theme).

  • An awards dinner featuring AASHE campus achievement awards, certificates of recognition, and other honors.

  • Meetings and receptions for the Higher Education Associations Sustainability Consortium (HEASC), Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), sustainability coordinators, regional consortia, and other groups.

  • Free copy for every registrant of "The Business Case for Renewable Energy: A Guide for Colleges and Universities," by Andrea Putman and Michael Phillips (compliments of Society for College and University Planning).

  • Pre-conference workshops on campus planning (SCUP) and green building (USGBC).

  • Post-conference Student Convergence

  • Donation of carbon offsets for all conference-related greenhouse gas emissions.

  • A "green" and socially responsible conference. (Attendees are encouraged to bring a mug and their collections of badge holders and conference bags for reuse at the conference.)

Proceedings

Abstracts of papers will be posted online.

Host Campus

The conference will be hosted by Arizona State University on its Tempe campus. The President’s Office is working closely with AASHE to ensure the success of this event.

The Tempe campus comprises more than 700 acres and offers outstanding physical facilities to support the university's educational programs. The campus is characterized by broad pedestrian malls laid out in an easy-to-follow grid plan, spacious lawns, and subtropical landscaping.

Conference Planning Team

Steering Committee
Jim Buizer (co-chair) – Arizona State University
Anthony Cortese (co-chair) – Second Nature
Terry Calhoun – Society for College and University Planning/ University of Michigan
David Pijawka – Arizona State University
Chuck Redman – Arizona State University
Leith Sharp – Harvard University
Sheri Tonn – Pacific Lutheran University
Judy Walton – AASHE
Advisory
Robert Koester – Ball State University
Steven Kolmes – University of Portland

Program Committee
Judy Walton (chair) – AASHE
Julian Agyeman – Tufts University
Kathy Benton – Society for College and University Planning
Bonny Bentzin – Arizona State University
Almut Beringer – University of Prince Edward Island
Carol Brodie – University of the Pacific
Carol Carmichael – Georgia Institute of Technology
Robert Collin – Willamette University
Greg Havens – Sasaki Associates
Monty Hempel – University of Redlands
Michele Madia – National Association of College & University Business Officers
Yolanda Moses – University California, Riverside
Riley Neugebauer – American University
Dave Newport – University of Colorado at Boulder
Cindy Pollock Shea – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Debra Rowe – Oakland Community College
Brenda Shears – Arizona State University
Matt St.Clair – University of California Office of the President
Jerry Yudelson – Interface Engineering

Local Arrangements Committee
Bonny Bentzin (chair) – Arizona State University
Callie Babbit – Arizona State University
Joleen Gonzales – Arizona State University
Rod Groff – Arizona State University
Joan Langdon – Arizona State University
Hannah Messing – Arizona State University
Catherine Mohin – Arizona State University
Robert Ott – Arizona State University
Polly Pinney – Arizona State University
Michele Roy – Arizona State University
Gina Webber – Arizona State University
Jenny Yi – Arizona State University

AASHE Conference Staff
Julian Dautremont-Smith – Awards, Publicity, and Technical Support
Stephen Frenkel - Registration and Program
Britt Kimball - Exhibits

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